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Arts & Entertainment
Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe portrait auctioned at record-breaking $195 million
The iconic powder blue and hot pink portrait of Marilyn Monroe becomes one of the world’s most expensive oeuvres.
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Gwynne Hogan
Arts & Entertainment
Photos: Seward Johnson's Eerily Lifelike Sculptures Unveiled In Garment District
They are on Broadway between 36th and 41st Streets.
By
Jen Chung
Food
Try Marilyn Monroe's Milk & Eggs Breakfast Shake
In the 1950s, Marilyn dished on her eating habits, which included this egg and hot milk breakfast dish.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
60 Years Ago Today Marilyn Monroe Stood Above A Subway Grate
That iconic scene was filmed 60 years ago today.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
9 Tips On Beating NYC's Summer Heat, From Marilyn Monroe
Keep your undies in the icebox.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Bert Stern, Best Known For Marilyn Photos, Also Made This Amazing 1950s Jazz Fest Doc
Photographer, original Mad Man, and documentarian Bert Stern has passed away at the age of 83. Let's look back at some of his work, including this amazing Newport Jazz Fest doc form 1959.
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Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
What Was In Marilyn Monroe's Personal Library?
Browse through 262 of the books that were in Marilyn Monroe's expansive collection.
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Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Old Footage Of Marilyn Monroe In Manhattan, Filmed By A Bronx Teen In 1955
Armed with an 8-mm Kodak camera, he spotted Monroe... she waved, winked and invited him along.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
FBI Finally Releases "Communist" Marilyn Monroe's Unredacted Files
While tracking her from 1955 to 1962, they found her views were "concisely leftist," but they never found proof she was a member of the Communist Party.
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Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Marilyn Monroe Wanted To Retire To Brooklyn: "That's My Favorite Place In The World, So Far"
"That's my favorite place in the world, so far, that I've seen. I haven't travelled much, but I don't think I'll find anything to replace Brooklyn."
By
Ben Yakas
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